The-Leader_1988-11-24

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54th YEAR, NO. 47 FREEPORT. NEW YORK THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24,1988 PRICE 25 CENTS PER COPY
$8 million Firemen's Field contract signed
by Sue Morgan
Mayor Dorothy Storm, with
authority voted by Freeporfs
Board' of Trustees at an executive
session last Thursday night,
signed contracts Friday with
Philips Associates of New York
City for the-sale of FiremanS
Field and 2.4 acres in the Free-'
port Plaza Urban Renewal Area,
The total purchase price for both
parcels is $8 million.
The sale was delayed for over a
' year by a court action brought by
Nathan L. Scrota, who was to
have been the original developer
of the property. '
Planned for the 9.2 acre field
on East Sunrise-Highway is a
160,000 square foot shopping
center with 485 parking spaces to
be anchored by a 52,000,square
foiot supermarket The' uiban
renewal tite, located on tiie North
aide of' Sunrise Highway and
bounded by Grove and Chuich
Streets and Freeport Plaza West,
\riU be the site of a ftve'itory
70,000 square foot office build­ing,
with 18S screened, grade kvel
parking spaces.
Village Special Attorney Har­rison
Edwards emphasized that it
would ,be at least six months
before .any construction could
be^n on either site. As unzoned
Village-oiVned land, Fireinan's
Field must go through a zoning
procedure as well as extensive
environmental, review, Mr.
Edwards said. The contract for
the downtown parcel is conting- ,
ent upon the acquisition of pri­vately
owned buildings at the site
. by Communiiy Development
based upon the urban renewal
plan which pves the Village
authority to condemn them. Mr.
Edwards told The Leader it is
'^inlikely" that the buildings
would not be acquired, biit add«l
that the sale would lUso face
environmental review,'and traffic
and other surveys.
Mr Edmnls said thcVillaae
expects a inenMaiandiim of 1«ue
from PhiliiM witldii 30 to 60 days
with details, about expected
tenants for the Fireman's Field
shopping center.'
Estimated assessed valuation
of the parcels is $2.9 ndllion, and
total development costs are esti­mated
at close to S5.8 million.
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Health is Board topic
by Elyse David
The'Board of Education of the
Freeport School District met
November 16 to hear a presenta­tion
of the elementary school
health program. Also on the
agenda were a bid award for fenc­ing
at three schools, personnel
changes,.and-an andendment to
board policy concerning special
eduntion.
In a heartfelt tribute to the
school' nurse-teacher team.
Superintendent of Schools, Dr.
John E. Bierwirth praised their
readiness to meet challenges as
they arise. Alluding to' a recent
case of alleged abuse of two boys
on a Freeport soccer team, Dr.
Bierwirth said of the nurses,
'Vhen the drisis came they were
ready, they were prepared." With
that, Julia Brown, district health
service's head,'introduced
Roberta Paulik, Beverly Mat­thews
and Jean Frein, respective
school nurse>teachers at Archer,
Bayview and Giblyn Elementary
schools. Each explained an
aspect of the three pronged health
curriculum taught on that level.
Mrs. Panlik addressed Personal
Safety, Ms. Matthews explained
Family Life Education, and Mrs.
Frein gave an overview of
Acquired Immune Deficiency
Sytulrome (AIDS).
The underpinnings of each unit
remun the same; building a pou-tive
self itnajge and self esteem,
persbnal decision inkking and
taking responsibility for ones
actions. Mrs. Brown described
the common threads as a ' ^ v -
entive orientation to allow cUld-ren
to become all they can be,"
In regular Board action, a.bid
of $16,977 for fence work was
awarded to Rose Fence' Com­pany
of Freeport Replaceoiient,
reconstruction and repair offen­ces
will commence immediately,
at Archer, Bayview and'Giblyn.
John Tempone, supervisor of
school'district building and .
grounds, pointed out that the bid
was considerably lower .than
'budgeted.
District wide personnel
changes included civil - service
appointments, leaves of absence
and resignations.
At the same meeting, Freeport
Board of Education policy was
amended to state that "pupils
with handicapping conditions
have an equal opportunity to par-ticipate
in extra curricular
activities."
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Giving at Thanksgiving
by Sue Morgan.
At Thanks^ving time in Free-port,
the emphasis is on the ^v-ing.
Throughout the Village,
churehes, schools, and eommuit-ity
groups have been collecting
turkeys, other' food items and
ouh donations for their less for­tunate
neighbors. Holiday
dinners' will be served to the
needy and«lderly at a number of
locations. ' . .
Freeportt INN soup kitchen
will be serving a full turkey dinner
complete mth dressing,- sweet
potatoes and pumpkin pie at 12
noon on Thanksgiving Day in the
Refuge Chureh of Christ on
Broadway.
"It^ going to be a beautiful
dinner," said INN coordinator
Emma Calhoun, and she added
that many, people have volun­teered
to cook and serve on the
holiday.
Bethel A.M.E. Chureh on
North Main Street will be hosting
its Annual Community Dinner, a
tradiitonal.holiday feast for
Senior CitizenspThe-.food is'
donated and prepared by Chureh
inembers, and "anyoni of any age
who is hungry is welcome to
come and eat," said Chureh suff
member Rosa McClaty.' Dinner .
will be served from 11 a.m. until
everyone has eaten.
Freeporfs Salvation Army on
Church Street, closed for
Thanks^ving, held a holiday
celebration for Seniors 60 and
over Tuesday. Included' was a
turkey dinner with all the trtoK
mings and lively murie by the Bay
City Ramblers, a muacal group
startMl by the Salvation Army^
Senior Citizens.
Our Holy Redeemer ChureH'i
annual Thanks^ng Basket pro-.
ject, coordinatMl'by the Catholic
Daughters of America in cooper­ation
with S t Vincent dePaul
and the OHR Parish Outreach,
will be providing turkeys and
baskets filled with Thanksgiving
. goodies to families of four or
more members, or individuals
who are homebound. Volunteer
parishionen will also ilrive indi­viduals
who otherwise would
spend the holiday alone to
Michael^ Pier III Restaurant in
Aiaity Harbor, where Thanksgiv­ing
dinner, will be served for those
in need.
Freeport's- Kiwanis has '
doniated $250 to the .Catholic
Daughters for the purchase of
turkeys, aid Kiwanis President •
Chris Re, and the organization
hu also ^ven S6S0 to the INN
and $100 to Freeporter Mimsie
Hager, who.will purchase and-deliver
Thanks^ving dinnen to
local homebound families in .
iieed.'
The Thanksgiving Turkey
. Program; sponsored by Free-port's
Rotary Club has spent
about $650 for turkeys which will
go to the INN and the OHR Par­ish
Outreach. •
Not to be outdone by their
elders, youngsters at Giblyn
School collected money for six
needy families, and brought in
paper and canned goods which
will be given to the INN. Atkin-
' son students alsa collected
canned goods for the n^dy.